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Cypraea reticulata
Reticulated Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1961
- Locality
- Makaha
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2950, -158.2300
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mauritia maculifera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-19.

2026-05-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-17
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-31
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-26
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-19
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea reticulata. BPBM 266277. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36288925. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266277.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36288925 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
